Summer of the Arts

CANCELLED: The Fez
2019-06-21 | IA, United States
Sponsored by: Herteen & Stocker Jewelers
NOTE: this concert has been cancelled due to the weather. We WILL reschedule this performance at a later date, so stay tuned! Thank you for patience with us.

About: If you are a Steely Dan fan, The Fez is going to knock your socks off! The Fez is a 15-piece band composed of some of the finest musicians in Eastern Iowa dedicated to faithfully reproducing the jazz/rock fusion masterpieces of Steely Dan. Featuring a 4-piece horn section, 3 backup singers, 2 keyboardists, 2 guitarists, and one of the best rhythm sections around, The Fez captures the magic of Steely Dan’s glory days. The band is comprised of veteran players from other notable Eastern Iowa bands and is currently in its 9th year of rocking the Dan.

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Galaxy Quest
2019-06-22 20:30 - 23:00 (America/Chicago) | Van Allen Hall Auditorium, 225-291 E Jefferson St, Iowa City, IA, 52245, United States
Sponsored by: TruArt Color Graphics and City of Iowa City
Note: due to a threat of inclement weather, this film has been moved to Van Allen Auditorium.
Run time: 1 hr 42 min
Rating: PG
Note: This movie will be shown at Riverfront Crossings Park, 1101 S. Clinton St. Iowa City 52240.
Starring: Tim Allen, Alan Rickman, Sigourney Weaver
Plot: The stars of a 1970s sci-fi show – now scraping a living through re-runs and sci-fi conventions – are beamed aboard an alien spacecraft. Believing the cast’s heroic on-screen dramas are historical documents of real-life adventures, the band of aliens turn to the ailing celebrities for help in their quest to overcome the oppressive regime in their solar system.
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B34jbC43XzA

Soul Sherpa AND Plastic Relations
2019-06-28 18:30 - 21:30 | Ped Mall Stage, 210 Dubuque St, Iowa City, IA, 52240, United States
Sponsored by: Barker Apartments

About: Soul Sherpa is a Nu-Soul/Funk musical collective ranging from 5-10 members. Nu-Soul is a genre that began in the East Coast and is now sweeping across the nation. Like the movement of Nu-Jazz, Nu-Soul is a blend of styles that is deeply rooted in Soul instead of Jazz. This bass driven style uses elements of Funk, R&B, Pop, and Hip-Hop to form a unique sound that is not only pleasing to the ear, but also the soul. Some popular Nu-Soul artists include Anderson Paak, Allen Stone, Alicia Keys, Bilal, The Roots, and many more emerging artists. Soul Sherpa is the Midwest’s premiere Nu-Soul band. From the groove pumping rhythm section, to a four-piece sizzling horn section, Soul Sherpa combines genres, creating an unforgettable musical experience.

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Web: https://www.soulsherpaband.com/
Other links: https://www.facebook.com/soulsherpaband/
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About: Plastic Relations is a locally grown cover band focused on good music and great times. Created in 2014 with remnants from other area bands, Plastic Relations has settled on its current seven-member line-up. They tailor set-lists to fit a theme or event, playing everything from a Class of 1967 Reunion to the soundtrack from Dazed and Confused to their David Bowie Tribute show. With Renee Zukin on lead vocals, Ben Jaggers on lead guitar, Eben Louis on keys and Forrest Heusinkveld on drums, the sound is hard to resist, no matter the theme.

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Sweet Home Alabama
2019-06-29 21:00 - 23:00 | Outside Macbride Hall, 17 N Clinton St., Iowa City, IA, 52240, United States
Sponsored by: Barker Apartments
Run time: 1 hr 49 min
Rating: PG-13
Starring: Reese Witherspoon, Josh Lucas, Patrick Dempsey
Plot: New York fashion designer Melanie (Reese Witherspoon) suddenly finds herself engaged to the city’s most eligible bachelor. But Melanie’s past holds many secrets, including Jake (Josh Lucas), the redneck husband she married in high school, who refuses to divorce her.
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BM89EgWx_Gs

Lincoln's Way
2019-07-05 17:30 - 18:00, 2019-07-05 19:30 - 20:00 | College Stage, 21 S Clinton St., Iowa City, IA, 52240, United States
About: Lincoln’s Way is the top jazz combo at Iowa State University. The band is composed of Noah Welch on tenor sax, Ben Sanders on piano, Brady Kolosik on alto sax, Robert Walling on bass, and Daniel Ansong on drums. The group takes influence from musicians such as Roy Hargrove, Cannonball Adderley, and Herbie Hancock.

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Corridor Quintet
2019-07-05 17:30 - 18:00, 2019-07-05 19:30 - 20:00 | Youth Stage, 101 S Dubuque Street, Iowa City, IA, 52240, United States
About: The Corridor Quintet is a jazz collective made up of some of the finest young musicians in Iowa. The group, which formed during the summer of 2018 in Iowa City, features Ethan Buck on saxophone, Kolbe Schnoebelen on trombone, Ana Koch on guitar, Vivian Shanley on bass, and Peter Stoltz on drums. The Corridor Quintet creates a compelling listening experience through unique charts and creative improvisations, while staying true to the small group hard bop tradition.

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Big Fun
2019-07-05 17:30 - 18:00, 2019-07-05 19:30 - 20:00 | Local Stage, 18 N Clinton St., Iowa City, IA, 52240, United States
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The Nayo Jones Experience
2019-07-05 18:00 | Strauss Community Stage – Iowa City Jazz Festival, 16 N Clinton Street, Iowa City, IA, 52240, United States
About: Nayo Jones (pronounced Nīyō) was born in Chicago, Illinois into a family of musicians and destined to be in show business. As an accomplished jazz musician and music educator, her father William “Doc” Jones groomed and nurtured her natural ability from a very young age. Nayo grew up listening to Jazz standards that proved to be a solid foundation and would later become a signature in her own show. Accomplished in her own right, Jones is also a classically trained flutist.
Currently Nayo is based in New Orleans, LA where she performs regularly with her band “The Nayo Jones Experience”. In addition to her own show, Ms. Jones also tours alongside New Orleans iconic jazz trumpeter, Kermit Ruffins as the featured vocalist. Recently, she has also joined forces with the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra lead by Adonis Rose. She will be featured on their upcoming album as well as live performances.
Nayo’s vocal range has been compared to the likes of Natalie Cole, Nancy Wilson, even Whitney Houston. She has been the opening act for legendary George Benson, Chris Botti and more.
Nayo has been on stage at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, French Quarter Fest and many other Louisiana festivals annually since 2012. She has consistently drawn rave reviews for her performances. Nayo and her band, “The Nayo Jones Experience” has a longstanding residency at the Carousel Lounge located in the historic Hotel Montelone and The Jazz Playhouse at the Royal Sonesta Hotel. She headlined at the 2018 Twin Cities Jazz Festival. Nayo is set to headline at the 2019 Iowa City Jazz Festival.
Nayo’s body of work includes her first original album “My Name is Nayo Jones”, a “Holiday Collection”, a compilation project featuring her dad Doc Jones, and her EP simply titled “Nayo”. Her most recent project is, “The Nayo Jones Experience Live at the Kerr Cultural Center”, which is a live performance recorded at ASU Kerr Cultural Center in Scottsdale, AZ. Nayo will release an original and Jazz Standard album in 2019.

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Jane Bunnett and Maqueque
2019-07-05 20:00 | Strauss Community Stage – Iowa City Jazz Festival, 16 N Clinton Street, Iowa City, IA, 52240, United States
About: Five-time Juno Award winner, Jane Bunnett has turned her bands and recordings into showcases for the finest musical talent from Canada, the US, and Cuba. She has been nominated for three Grammy Awards, received The Order of Canada, The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal, and, most recently, The Premier’s Award for Excellence. She has toured the world bringing her own special sound to numerous jazz festivals, displaying her versatility as a flutist, saxophone player, and pianist.

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Web: http://www.janebunnett.com/
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City of Iowa City Fireworks
2019-07-05 21:30 | Strauss Community Stage – Iowa City Jazz Festival, 16 N Clinton Street, Iowa City, IA, 52240, United States

Thumbscrew
2019-07-05 22:30 | The Mill, 120 E Burlington St, Iowa City, IA, 52240, United States
Purchase tickets at: https://tickets.midwestix.com/event/thumbscrew

About: They play originals by all hands, compositions whose rhythms may surge or lag or veer sideways according to their own internal logic. Bass and drums solo within the ensemble, not in quarantine. No one needs to be loudest. The blend is tight: one string (or metal) sound may bleed into another. It’s something to hear—something twisty and turny and always on the move. Thumbscrew is a very exciting group that highlights intricate and emotionally-driven compositions focused on intense interactions between instruments.

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United Jazz Ensemble
2019-07-06 11:30 | Strauss Community Stage – Iowa City Jazz Festival, 16 N Clinton Street, Iowa City, IA, 52240, United States
About: Every Summer, this collaborative high school jazz combo comes together to prepare for their performance on the main stage at the Iowa City Jazz Festival. Directed by Aaron Ottmar, Ryan Arp, and Brian Zeglis, the band is comprised of students from City, Liberty, and West high schools from the Iowa City Community School District. For 25+ years, this group has served as one of the signature elements of the Jazz Festival’s commitment to jazz education in the public school setting. The opportunity for these students to perform at the Jazz Festival not only deepens their growth as musicians but also fosters wonderful collaboration between all three high school jazz programs.

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North Corridor Jazz All Stars
2019-07-06 12:30 | Strauss Community Stage – Iowa City Jazz Festival, 16 N Clinton Street, Iowa City, IA, 52240, United States
About: The North Corridor All-Star is made up of musicians from high schools along the north I-380 corridor and is under the direction of Coe College music professor, Steve Shanley. Individuals in this group have been recognized as members or alternates of the prestigious Iowa All-State Jazz Band, and all are pursuing private jazz studies. They are honored to be a part of this year’s festival and look forward to performing a mix of original compositions and standards.

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Silver Swing Band
2019-07-06 13:30 - 14:00, 2019-07-06 15:30 - 16:00 | Youth Stage, 101 S Dubuque Street, Iowa City, IA, 52240, United States
About: The Silver Swing Band is a 16-piece ensemble that enjoys “Big Band” music. With the revival of music from the 1940’s, this group has become popular with the younger set as well as the “silver seniors” from that era. The band has expanded its repertoire to include Big Band jazz music in addition to the above “Swing” category.
Silver Swing Band is a subset of the Iowa City New Horizons group started in 1998 and has played for a multitude of events and celebrations over the years. The band plays regularly at the Iowa Arts Fest and has performed at the Iowa City Jazz Fest, local retired residences, “Generations of Jazz”, Iowa City Senior Center, the Coralville Center for the Performing Arts, and the University of Iowa College of Education Homecoming Tailgate party. Recordings can be found on YouTube under the Silver Swing Band listing.
The band is directed by Ryan Carter. Ryan is a graduate of Iowa City High School and currently a student at the University of Iowa School of Music. He is a member of the Johnson County Landmark Band among many other University of Iowa ensembles and also performs with many non-University ensembles.

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Web: http://www.iowacitynhb.org/
Other links: https://www.facebook.com/iowacitynhb

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Jarrett Purdy Project
2019-07-06 13:30 - 14:00, 2019-07-06 15:30 - 16:00 | College Stage, 21 S Clinton St., Iowa City, IA, 52240, United States
About: The Jarrett Purdy Project is a collective that unites the talent of current musicians and recent graduates from the undergrad and graduate-level jazz programs at the University of Iowa and the University of Northern Iowa. Performing the original compositions of pianist and bandleader Jarrett Purdy, the group creates an energized and original sound that touches on both contemporary and traditional jazz styles.The Jarrett Purdy Project features Nolan Schroeder on saxophone, Jim Buennig on saxophone, Metro Lyle on trumpet, Jarrett Purdy on piano, Blake Shaw on bass, and Chris Jensen on drums.

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Web: http://jarrettpurdymusic.wixsite.com/jazz/music
Other links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGNGtv27AdA

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Saul Lubaroff Quartet
2019-07-06 13:30 - 14:00, 2019-07-06 15:30 - 16:00 | Local Stage, 18 N Clinton St., Iowa City, IA, 52240, United States
About: Saul Lubaroff and Andy Parrott have a combined 85 yrs of playing music. Friends since high school, Saul and Andy have performed as a duo, Trio and Quartet for over 30 yrs. Expect a wonderful musical stew of pop standards, Bossa Nova grooves and timeless standards.

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Web: http://www.sauljazz.com/
Other links: https://www.facebook.com/sauljazz

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Sasha Berliner
2019-07-06 14:00 | Strauss Community Stage – Iowa City Jazz Festival, 16 N Clinton Street, Iowa City, IA, 52240, United States

Ryan Keberle's Catharsis
2019-07-06 16:00 | Strauss Community Stage – Iowa City Jazz Festival, 16 N Clinton Street, Iowa City, IA, 52240, United States
About: Led by Ryan Keberle, #1 Rising Star Trombonist in the Downbeat International Critics Poll, Catharsis has been hailed by the Los Angeles Times for its “potent blend of cinematic sweep and lush, ear-grabbing melodies.” The highly acclaimed piano-less group brings together elements of chamber music, South American folk, and indie rock within a traditional jazz framework, resulting in a sound that has thrilled audiences across the globe for close to a decade.
In Catharsis, the potent frontline rapport of Keberle and saxophonist Scott Robinson and the unshakable rhythm of bassist Jorge Roeder and drummer Eric Doob combine in a sound full of drama and intrigue. The guitar and vocals of Camila Meza have also come to shape the band’s chemistry and unmistakable ensemble sound.
The band debuted in 2012 with Music Is Emotion, followed by Into the Zone in 2014 and Azul Infinito in 2016 (the latter two released on Dave Douglas’s Greenleaf label). Billboard picked Azul Infinito as one of “five jazz albums you need to hear.” In 2017 Catharsis turned its attention to political turmoil in the U.S. with the protest album Find the Common, Shine a Light, praised by The Nation as “unpretentiously intelligent and profoundly moving.” Find the Common also saw Keberle emerging as a solid performing keyboardist (his first instrument).
Catharsis has toured internationally for years, engaging audiences at the Toronto, Ottawa, Rochester and Bergamo International Jazz Festivals, and at premier jazz clubs including Pizza Express (London), Le Duc des Lombards (Paris), Stadtgarten (Cologne), Jazz Standard and Jazz at Lincoln Center (New York) and Blue Whale (Los Angeles). The band was also featured in NPR’s prestigious Tiny Desk Concert series and on the French TV channel Mezzo.
Catharsis band members bring an impressive wealth of experience of their own, playing an integral role in many of today’s foremost jazz and Latin jazz ensembles, including bands led by Charlie Haden, Gary Burton, Julian Lage, Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah, Paquito D’Rivera, and Gonzalo Rubalcaba.

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August McKinney Quintet
2019-07-06 17:30 - 18:00, 2019-07-06 19:30 - 20:00 | Youth Stage, 101 S Dubuque Street, Iowa City, IA, 52240, United States
About: The August McKinney Quartet consists of August McKinney on piano, Carter Pearson on drums, Eli Zukor-Zimmerman on bass, and Sophia Kickhofel on saxophone. All are high school students in the metro Twin Cities area in Minnesota. They have been playing collectively in various groups for a number of years.

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The Perrilles Project
2019-07-06 17:30 - 18:00, 2019-07-06 19:30 - 20:00 | College Stage, 21 S Clinton St., Iowa City, IA, 52240, United States
Paul Perrilles is a professional musician who derives from the Peoria, IL area. Born in Peoria,
Paul found his passion for drums at a very young age. The drums have been his family for 3
generations, and he picked up the drumsticks just like his father and grandfather did before him.
Using his sticks and his imagination, Paul is able to blend together a variety of musical genres to
fit into any style he is playing in the moment. He has played with many bands playing several
different genres from rock, to jazz, and even folk. His musical history includes a year-long stint
with The Way Down Wanderers, a fast-paced, soulful americana band that began in Peoria, IL.
Paul can be heard on the album “Path to Follow” with this popular folk group. Paul has also
shared the stage with Lenard Simpson, Adam Larson, Reggie Thomas, Geof Bradfield, Art
Davis, Victor Garcia, Tanya Darby, and Fareed Haque.
Paul is now pursuing a new musical endeavor called The Perrilles Project with some of the best
musicians in Chicago. The purpose of this group is to produce emotional genuineness within
each listener.
“The first duty of love is to listen.” Paul Tillich
The Perrilles Project has performed at several notable clubs and performance spaces such as: The
Jazz Estate (MKE), Cafe Coda (Madison, WI), North Street Cabaret (Madison, WI), The
Broadway Lounge (Peoria, IL), Evangeline’s Bistro and Music House (STL), St. Louis Art Fair,
The Nomad (Madison, WI), Bourbon on Division (Chicago), Connie Link Amphitheater
(Bloomington, IL), Nightshop (Bloomington, IL), and the Iron Post (Champaign, IL). This band
released their first EP in July 2018, which can be found on bandcamp:
https://theperrillesproject.bandcamp.com/releases

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Joey Schnoebelen Quintet
2019-07-06 17:30 - 18:00 | Local Stage, 18 N Clinton St., Iowa City, IA, 52240, United States
About: The Joey Schnoebelen Quintet is comprised of some of Iowa City’s finest jazz musicians. This group is led by trumpeter Joey Schnoebelen and saxophonist Cole Peterson. These good friends have won prestigious honors and have worked with some of the industry’s best. Some of these honors include: The Disney All-American College Band, The Jazz Aspen Snowmass, and top-ten national semifinalist in Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Jazz Challenge. While at these festivals, Joey and Cole have gotten to work with Gordon Goodwin, John Clayton, Christian McBride, Wayne Bergeron, Benny Green, Russel Malone, and many others. They are joined by Jarrett Purdy on piano, Chris Jensen on drums, and Blake Shaw on bass. These musicians combine forces to deliver music straight to the soul, exploring both contemporary and traditional styles of jazz.

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Craig Taborn Daylight Ghosts Quartet
2019-07-06 18:00 | Strauss Community Stage – Iowa City Jazz Festival, 16 N Clinton Street, Iowa City, IA, 52240, United States
About: Along with the questing Taborn on piano and electronic keyboards, the quartet of Daylight Ghosts features two other luminaries from the New York scene – reed player Chris Speed and bassist Chris Lightcap – plus drummer Dave King, the leader’s fellow Minnesota native and one-third of alt-jazz trio The Bad Plus. Each player draws from a broad artistic background, as informed by rock, electronica and diverse strains of world music as they are the various permutations of jazz improvisation.

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